May be the soul of wit, but it is also the soul of "not having enough time to write novels on messageboards, because one should be working."

I waste far too much time here as it is!

I try my best to include context for my offerings, but I do believe certain things should be implied. I, and most others here, are well aware of the financial and critical success of the films, such as they are. So, I am not likely to make reference to that each time I criticise the films.

On the subject at hand, I will say that in context of the great scripts recognized by film historians and aficionados and such, LOTR may prove rather poor. But it is impossible to project the future with a high degree of certainty, so I can only surmise.

IMO, these films will not stand the test of time very well. And their scripts won't either.